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"Spell last month drew sharp criticism encouraged his followers to send money they’ve received from the government as part of the federal stimulus package to evangelists and missionaries, as many of his followers could be struggling financially to pay their bills."
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The criticism was certainly deserved, but then again, professional clergy in thousands of churches who depend upon tithes and offerings for their own predominantly modest incomes are no doubt in serious danger of seeing their livelihoods disappearing altogether. I have good friends who are pastors and missionaries, and I sure as hell do not want to see them struggling to feed their own families and pay their bills as a result of the pandemic.
So yeah, people who can afford it would do well to continue to support their local clergy.